Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-08-19
THE oDIoUsNEss OF TROUSERS,
They Reveal Inequality of Wealth-A
Plea for Knee Brooches.

They Reveal Inequality of Wealth-A
Plea for Knee Brooches.
No article OF clothing more distinctly re-
veals the condition of mans purse than the
trousers. The fraying at the lower edge of
the leg, which is sure to come with much
wear, is generally taken as sign of ver:ynar-
row means, and tho bagging at tie knee.
which is also inevitable, besides producing a
foundered appearance, like that of a'horss
which is gone" in the forelegs is a sign that
man has only one or two pairs. 1t is as
sumed by the world generally that nobody
would wear trousers bagged at the knee, with
all the term applies, if he could afford the
number OF changes necessary to prevent this
phenomenon. In fact almost the only
marked difference remaining in our day be
tween the clothes of q man of fortune and
leisure and those of a toiler of moderate
means lies in the straightness and smooth
ness which mark the trousers legs of the
former. His wardrobe always contains n
great many pairs AT any theatre, too, the
makeup of poor teacher or literary man, or
poor devil OF any kind, includes invariably a
pair of baggy trousers
And though last not least, the condition of
the trousers i'll muddy weather is something
which 1T is painful to dwell on, the CONVEX
sion or an inch or two Of the bottom into a
wet ana nlthy band is only preventable by
turning them up, and we all know how this
looks. An EFFORT las recently been made to
meet inc struggles of men OF few trousers to
escape the bagging at the knee by an inyen-
uon OF machine called "the trousers
stretcher," which is literally metal rack on
which offending trousers are stretched over
night, and the deforinity effaced by a power
full tension in the direction of their LENGTH II
may, therefore, be said that on the whole the
knee breeches were the more democratic of
the two They undergo no degeneration in
wear, except what comes from the actual de-
struction of the cloth. They reveal nothing
as to the condition of mans wardrobe until
they reach their last stage fhey ALWAYS
look neat and tidy, and do not come in con-
tact with the mud, leaving that to be en-.
countered by boot or stocking which can
be readily changed. But they are in summer
hot garment, owing to their fitting SO
closely around the knee-a defect, however.
winch Is perhaps compensated by the posi-
blllty, without damage to appearance, of
making them very loose
Ihey are, too, now making gallant effort
to regain their old Supremacy and oust the
trousers. They have made conouests of most
OF the sporting men and athletes. and have
made considerable gains in the continental
armies The Turks, who abandoned them
under Mahmoud, the reformer, for the ION
them hideous trousers, have gone back to the
brooches Some faint attempts have been
made to introduce them again into evening
dress, but these have failed, owing in part to
the light and frivolous character of those who
have made them. II undertaken in a serious
spirit by any of the crowned heads, or by
great warriors and statesmen, or in this coun.
try by great railroad men or stock operators
the enterprise would probably succeed. New
York Post.